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Branzino and Stollenwerk, Reborn Together

It hasn’t been an easy time for Mike Stollenwerk. He once looked like he was heading for an empire with Little Fish, Fish and Fathom […]

Restaurants

A Look at Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen

Fishtown’s newest eatery, Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen has gotten a lot of buzz since opening this spring at a six-point intersection less than a […]

Restaurants

Saveur Sings Fork’s Praises

Fork has certainly been getting local attention since Eli Kulp came down the turnpike to Ellen Yin’s Old City restaurant. And now the national media is […]

Restaurants

Where We’re Eating: Gennaro’s Tomato Pies

Mike Giammarino—who operated Philly’s Lombardi’s pizzeria on 18th Street before that location succumbed to 10 Rittenhouse and, eventually, Serafina—is back, baking New York-style pizza in […]

Restaurants

Where We’re Eating: Bonk’s

“Sticky, licky, sucky, messy, dirty and wet: There is something better than sex for sale in Port Richmond, and no, it’s not heroin.” Seriously, we […]

Restaurants

Cheap Eats: Lunch At Tashan

It’s not often that an Indian meal makes you think of a hamburger—much less a really good one—but that’s what happened to me during a […]

Restaurants

The Plain Truth: Goat Hollow

Trey Popp finds much of Goat Hollow to be hit-or-miss but he still seems to like it. This warm and unassuming spot has enough going […]

Restaurants

Tavro 13 Reviewed

Terence Feury goes to Swedesboro and opens Tavro 13. But Trey Popp asks, is he what Swedesboro wants? Feury is cooking as compellingly as ever. […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Seasonal American Eats at Jersey’s Tavro 13

Tavro 13 is a long way from Philadelphia. You take I-95 to the Commodore Barry Bridge, follow 322 to Kings Highway, and park outside a […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Hit-or-Miss Charm at Goat Hollow

There are honest waiters, there are fatally honest waiters, and then there’s the guy who asked if we wanted dessert at Goat Hollow. “We have […]

Restaurants

Adam Erace Rips Goat Hollow

  Adam Erace visited Goat Hollow,the recently revived Mount Airy brasserie, and comes away impressed by the bar and underwhelmed by the kitchen. Dumplings plumped with […]

Restaurants

Cheap Eats: Makkah Market

Judging from the dinky white microwave perched prominently in the dining area, or the tables that look like rummage from an off-brand burger joint installed […]

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The Revisit: Zavino

A server who gets her customers laughing has them right where she wants them, but the bartender at Zavino had an unfair advantage on a […]

Restaurants

Where We’re Eating: Kanella, Still Compelling

Kanella, the endearingly small, five-year-old Cyprian BYO sits at the corner of 10th and Spruce, containing wicker chairs, wooden tables, and exposed brick walls graced […]

Restaurants

Where We’re Eating: The Pub, a Bona Fide Classic

The phrase “They don’t make them like they used to” was pretty much invented for places like the Pub, the quirky Tudor-style restaurant that sits […]